General Information

First new BEMANI series with keysounds since the release of MAMBO A GO GO in 2001.

Much like pop'n music games before ラピストリア, songs feature a short Music Comment, which can be seen on the music selection screen. The only songs that do not feature a Music Comment are licensed songs (from the Pops, Anime, and Variety genres).

Stage (ステージ) unlocks

Stage (ステージ) is ノスタルジア's main unlocking system. At the start of your credit, players can choose a Chapter. In order to complete a Chapter and unlock that Chapter's song, a certain number of Steps must be reached, symbolized as a staircase. Every time a song is played, Croit (the black cat) moves up Steps on the staircase (opening a Door to enter a Chapter also counts as one Step). Note that you have to play the unlocked song before unlocking another Chapter, otherwise the Steps gained since the last unlock will not count towards the next Chapter, similar to BEAST CRISIS in BeatStream アニムトライヴ or dig dig Qubell in jubeat Qubell.

The maximum number of Steps given by playing a song will depend on the difficulty played: 4 for Easy, 7 for Hard, and 10 for Expert. Number of Steps obtained can also vary with Brooches (ブローチ). Steps are accumulated between Chapters.

WAY OF NOSTALGIA

The number of Steps required for each new Chapter, after opening its respective Door, as well as the total accumulated Steps required, are the following: